Leasowes High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 25 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dudley
Unique reference
143582
Address
Kent Road, B62 8PJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1060 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
52.8%
Girls
47.2%
First language not English
11.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.1%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65%
Mixed 10.2%
Pakistani 5.6%
Indian 5.2%
Other White 2.7%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
African 1.8%
Caribbean 1.7%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.44
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 67%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.5
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.54
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award18
Sports StudiesTechnical Award13
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award9
Speech & DramaTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE20
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE20
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Leasowes High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
209
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
177
2nd preference
125
3rd preference
120
From another Local Authority
255
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
155
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
76
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
233
126
107
Year 8
209
114
95
Year 9
199
107
92
Year 10
208
107
101
Year 11
211
106
105
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
85.3%
86.5%
Further education
54.0%
55.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
8.0%
12.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
16.0%
17.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
6.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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